Virtual Cruising 44 Latitudes & Attitudes
MV FREEDOM
By Darren O’Brien
It goes without saying that cruising means different things to different people. However, the concept of “freedom” is likely one of the primary reasons those of us who choose this incomparable lifestyle have in common. Even when the vessel of choice and cruising grounds vary so dramatically from boater to boater, region to region. While the majority of popular YouTube boating channels feature sailboats in tropical locales (because what’s not to like about that?), Shawn and Elizabeth Krenke, based in Seattle, WA, have chosen to live and cruise aboard a long-range trawler in the Pacific NW. For the time being, anyway. “The plan is we’re going to work another one to three years then take off for Alaska,” explains Elizabeth, acknowledging that all cruising plans are drawn in the sand
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